For all the success the New Orleans Saints offense had last season in ranking as the NFL's best on their way to winning the Super Bowl, quarterback Drew Brees and company left a lot to be desired during a 76-play Black and Gold Scrimmage at the team's Metairie headquarters.

On a baking Saturday afternoon, the defense dominated the scrimmage, allowing just one touchdown as Brees directed the No. 1 offense on a seven play, 80-yard touchdown drive against the second-team defense. The scrimmage did not have any live tackling.

"I feel like we should score every time we touch the ball, and we didn't do that today," Brees said. "So that's frustrating."

What wasn't so frustrating was the play of the defensive unit, especially the starters.

In the 10 plays the starting defense played against the No. 2 offense, the defense yielded 30 yards of offense.

The No. 2 offense, which was quarterbacked by Patrick Ramsey had its first drive end when linebacker Jon Vilma forced a fumble by rookie tight end Jimmy Graham that was recovered by defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson.

The first-team offense didn't have much more success after its initial drive that ended when Reggie Bush scored on a 6-yard run through the left side on the line. Bush appeared sharp on the sweep that looked to be going around the left end before he made a hard cut behind left guard Carl Nicks and left tackle Jermon Bushrod for the score.

The scoring drive was setup by a 40-yard completion from Brees to Colston (the best and longest offensive play of the scrimmage), who beat safety Pierson Prioleau.

But Brees, who unofficially completed 6 of 16 attempts for 110 yards after starting 4-for-4, couldn't get the offense going again, as his second possession ended with a three-and-out against the second-team defense.

When the first-team offense went against the starting defense, the offense registered one first-down, a 34-yard pass from Brees to tight end David Thomas during a two-minute drill.

Ramsey finished the scrimmage 9-for-16 for 72 yards. Chase Daniel, who directed the third-team offense, was 4-for-6 for 32 yards. And rookie Sean Canfield, who had mop-up duty was 5-for-7 for 31 yards.

The defense, which forced one turnover, made it uncomfortable for the quarterbacks throughout the scrimmage, racking up six sacks.

Will Smith, who appeared strong and fast against the offensive line had a sack, along with Wilkerson, who also had a strong outing with a sack and a fumble recovery. The other sacks were recorded by Jonathan Casillas, Troy Evans, Junior Galette and Leigh Torrence.

Meanwhile several players had strong performances.

• Cornerback Jabari Greer continued his strong first week of practice, with two breakups and no completions allowed. The receivers struggled to get any separation from Greer, who certainly is looking like a shutdown cornerback so far. Greer's best play came in the two-minute drill when he leapt to break up a pass from Brees to Lance Moore that would have been an 11-yard touchdown.

• Linebacker Jonathan Casillas, who saw plenty of action because starting weakside linebacker Scott Shane missed the scrimmage with a knee a knee injury, was solid against the run and pass. His speed was evident when he was used to blitz and he had a pass breakup.

• Jimmy Wilkerson, who is recovering from a knee injury of his own, showcased his playmaking ability with a sack and fumble recovery. Wilkerson, who is battling for the left defensive end position, had his best practice of camp, as he rotated with the No. 1 defense.

• Reserve cornerback Reggie Jones, an apparent long shot to make the team, could be playing his way into consideration for a roster spot. He was solid in coverage, recording a couple of pass breakups and nearly coming up with an interception against Brees.

• Marques Colston was a late arrival in camp because he was on the physically unable to perform list until Tuesday, but he is working himself into shape quickly. He caught for passes for a game-high 73 yards, as he routinely used his size to keep defenders away.